Thursday , 2 July 2026

Portland Timbers vs St. Louis City, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2023
Portland Timbers
1 – 2
Full Time
St. Louis City
Sun 12 Mar 2023 · 03:30 UTC Providence Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Zac McGraw 3' 1–0
1–1 45+1' Jared Stroud
1–2 75' Kyle Hiebert
Y 29' Jared Stroud
Dario Zuparic 54' Y
Y 65' Miguel Perez
Santiago Moreno 68' Y
Zac McGraw 74' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Portland Timbers vs St. Louis City — MLS at Providence Park.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 14 33
2 Internacional CF Miami 15 31
3 Chicago Fire FC 14 26
4 New England Revolution 14 25
5 New York Red Bulls 15 22
6 Charlotte FC 15 21
7 FC Cincinnati 15 20
8 New York City FC 15 19
9 D.C. United SC 15 18
10 Columbus Crew SC 15 16
11 Toronto FC 14 14
12 Montreal Impact FC 14 14
13 Orlando City SC 15 14
14 Atlanta United FC 14 11
15 Philadelphia Union 15 7
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 14 32
17 San Jose Earthquakes 15 32
18 Real Salt Lake 14 26
19 FC Dallas 15 25
20 Los Angeles FC 15 24
21 Seattle Sounders FC 13 24
22 Houston Dynamo 14 22
23 Minnesota United FC 15 22
24 Los Angeles Galaxy 15 20
25 San Diego FC 15 17
26 Colorado Rapids SC 15 16
27 St. Louis City 14 16
28 Portland Timbers 14 14
29 Austin FC 15 14
30 Sporting Kansas City 14 11

Head-to-Head

2
2
2
Portland Timbers 6 games · Avg 3.3 goals St. Louis City
Last 5 meetings
2023-03-12 Portland Timbers 1–2 St. Louis City

Recent Form

Portland Timbers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Mar St. Louis City H 1–2 L
04 Mar Los Angeles FC A 2–3 L
28 Feb Sporting Kansas City H 1–0 W
09 Oct Real Salt Lake A 1–3 L
02 Oct Los Angeles FC H 1–2 L
18 Sep Columbus Crew SC A 1–1 D
St. Louis City
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Mar Portland Timbers A 2–1 W
05 Mar Charlotte FC H 3–1 W
26 Feb Austin FC A 3–2 W

Season Stats

Portland Timbers St. Louis City
#28 Position #27
14 Points 16
14 Played 14
4 / 2 / 8 W / D / L 4 / 4 / 6
22 Scored 16
28 Conceded 20
-6 GD -4
1.00 PPG 1.14
29% Win % 29%

Key Stats

83% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
83% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
7% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season
14% Clean Sheets
St. Louis City this season

Portland Timbers are 28th (14 pts). St. Louis City are 27th (16 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Portland Timbers
0-15
2/5
16-30
3/3
31-45
3/3
46-60
–/2
61-75
2/–
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
St. Louis City
0-15
1/1
16-30
1/1
31-45
1/1
46-60
4/3
61-75
2/3
76+
3/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Portland Timbers gets underway.
  • 3' The Canada Zac McGraw breaks the deadlock on 3 minutes. 1-0!
  • 8' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 12' The crowd applauds Cristhian Paredes as he leaves the pitch. Evander steps in for Portland Timbers.
  • 17' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 22' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 27' Supporters expect more eagerness from John Nelson, as he is very good at scoring at Providence Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 29' That is a Yellow card for St. Louis City. Jared Stroud will be fuming at that decision.
  • 34' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 34 minutes.
  • 39' St. Louis City seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 44' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 46' Jared Stroud is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 51' It looks surprising Portland Timbers does not make any changes. Joao Klauss has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 54' A meaty challenge results in booking for Dario Zuparic on 54.
  • 59' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 64' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 65' The referee shows St. Louis City player a Yellow card on 65.
  • 66' It is a substitution in St. Louis City team. Jared Stroud is replaced by Celio Pompeu on 66 minute.
  • 67' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Santiago Moreno.
  • 68' Portland Timbers receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 68.
  • 69' The Portland Timbers bench stirs into life. Evander is withdrawn and Jaroslaw Niezgoda gets his opportunity.
  • 72' The supporters are chanting for Nicholas Gioacchini. He replaces Rasmus Alm on 72 minute.
  • 73' Fresh legs for St. Louis City! Akil Watts comes on to replace Indiana Vassilev.
  • 74' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Zac McGraw.
  • 75' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Kyle Hiebert makes no mistake. 1-2!
  • 80' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Larrys Mabiala suffering a number of foals already.
  • 81' The Portland Timbers bench stirs into life. Claudio Bravo is withdrawn and Marvin Loria gets his opportunity.
  • 85' Lucas Bartlett is ready to make an impact after coming on for John Nelson at the 85 minute mark.
  • 86' Time for substitution for St. Louis City. John Nelson is replaced by Lucas Bartlett.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Portland Timbers.

Lineups

Portland Timbers Lineups

5-3-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Giovanni Savarese

St. Louis City Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bradley Carnell

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.37 Portland Timbers xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.67 St. Louis City xG
I would bet for: Portland Timbers or St. Louis City 73% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Portland Timbers31% Draw27% St. Louis City42%
Actual: St. Louis City win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.04
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw
57%
Draw or St. Louis City
69%
Portland Timbers or St. Louis City
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Portland Timbers24% Draw44% St. Louis City32%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.8%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 1
7.2%
0 – 1
7.2%
0 – 2
6.6%
0 – 0
6.5%
2 – 2
6%
1 – 0
5.7%
1 – 3
4.9%
2 – 0
4.5%
0 – 3
3.6%
2 – 3
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap Portland Timbers covers Push St. Louis City covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 9% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 16% 70%
-0.5 30% — 70%
+0.5 57% — 43%
+1 57% 20% 23%
+1.5 77% — 23%
+2 77% 13% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
20% ✓
St. Louis City keeps clean sheet
26% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.